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Chris Stapleton shows Josh Brolin the trashed '50s Gibson he bought for just $380 – and that became his songwriting workhorse
By Naomi Baker published
Stapleton has given the Hollywood star a guided tour of his glittering collection – and his favorite might surprise you

“A rare opportunity to explore a unique side of his playing”: Slash hangs up his Les Paul for a 335 in the first taste of his solo blues album – a covers record featuring Brian Johnson, Billy Gibbons, Iggy Pop, Gary Clark Jr. and Demi Lovato
By Matt Owen published
Orgy of the Damned is one of the most eagerly awaited guitar albums of the year, and its lead single – a cover of a Howlin' Wolf classic recorded with AC/DC's Brian Johnson – has been released

Improve your fingerpicking with this lesson in Chris Stapleton’s intricate acoustic style
By Stuart Ryan published
Following a spellbinding national anthem performance at the Super Bowl – and the release of his stunning signature Epiphone Frontier – we look at a Stapleton-inspired fingerpicking exercise with a few surprises thrown in

Epiphone joins forces with country superstar Chris Stapleton for new, US-made signature Frontier acoustic
By Jackson Maxwell published
Outfitted with a double pickguard engraved with the classic Frontier lariat and cactus motif, the new signature acoustic will be built at Gibson's acoustic facility in Bozeman, Montana

Watch Chris Stapleton deliver a fierce performance of Watch You Burn with a Squier Baritone Jazzmaster at the 2022 ACM Awards
By Matt Owen published
The track was written by the country star after a gunman killed 60 music fans at the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival

Carlos Santana and Chris Stapleton team up for groove-infused, lick-laden new single, Joy
By Matt Owen published
Joy is the fourth single taken from Santana's upcoming album, Blessings and Miracles, which is set to arrive October 15

Watch Jimmy Fallon play You Should Probably Leave with Chris Stapleton on the Tonight Show
By Jackson Maxwell published
With Stapleton's guitarist, Dave Cobb, unable to perform, the late-night host picked up his custom Gibson ES-335 to play rhythm guitar with the country star
![[L-R] H.E.R. and Chris Stapleton at the CMT Music Awards 2021](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TXWKsmbaBm6Ag2kUP69tEH.jpg)
Country guitarist Chris Stapleton joins H.E.R. for a spellbinding performance of Hold On at the CMT Music Awards 2021
By Sam Roche published
Watch the dazzling performance – in which the pair trade gorgeous vocal harmonies and silky guitar licks – in full
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